Filtered hydraulic fluid handling system

Fluid handling apparatus comprising:

• a) a portable cart having a frame that includes a plurality of wheels, a motor, a pump, filter means coupled in flow communication with said pump and having first and second disposable filter cartridges that contain different filter media, first and second hoses respectively coupled to said pump and said filter means, and means having first and second forks and a manually manipulated tang for mounting to the rim of a liquid container drum to secure the drum to the frame, wherein first and second of said wheels are mounted to support said frame in an upright position, wherein said first and second and third and fourth wheels support said frame in a tilted position, and wherein said hoses terminate in quick-disconnect hose couplers;
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• b) first and second adapters that mount to one or more liquid containers, wherein each adapter includes a quick-disconnect adapter coupler that interconnects in fluid tight relation to one of the hose couplers, wherein one of said first and second adapters includes a vent bore, wherein a third disposable filter cartridge is secured to an external end of the vent bore, and wherein a plurality of channels in a body of said one adapter communicate with the vent bore and a portion of said one adapter that is exposed to the interior of a liquid container.

Fluid handling apparatus comprising:

• a) a portable cart having a frame that includes a plurality of wheels, a motor, a pump, filter means coupled in flow communication with said pump and having first and second filters and first and second hoses respectively coupled to said pump and said filter means;
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• b) first and second adapters that mount to a liquid container, wherein each of said first and second adapters includes a coupler that interconnects to one of said first and second hoses, wherein one of said first and second adapters comprises a body having a vent bore, wherein a third filter is secured to said vent bore, wherein a plurality of channels in said body communicate with said vent bore and the interior of a liquid container, and including a fluid bore terminating in first and second ports, wherein said coupler of said one of said first and second adapters is secured to said first port and wherein a tubular member extends from each of said first adapter and the second port of said second adapter to mount in the interior of a liquid container.